Firearm.



A. J. SAVAGE.

FIRBARM.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 1,1910.

Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

N M uxmk mw 3v K..

A. J. SAVAGE.

PIRBARM. APPLICATION FILED JUNE l, 1910.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

.8. fM/MM/wn By Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

A.v J.' SAVAGE.

HREARM. .APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1,1910.

Patented Mar.5,191. 2.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

CQ. -ff

d Mmm/Ens'.

' Toy all whom tft-may concern:

- tivcness of operation and bolt, the

Iso

' prises a vAR'JTZEIUR J'. SAVAGE, OF

-of N ew York, have. invented new and trigger and attendant `firing'mechanism, are -all performed under or grip slidahle upon the magazine, inac.- y coi-dance with the well known principle utilized in magazine guns of the character 45' [UNITED srargs BOEBUCK & C0., OF

u'rIoA, NEW YOK, AssIGNoa 'ro SEARS, CHICAGO, ILLINois, Atoonronn'rron.

Specicaton of Letters Patent. Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

` .t Application inea :une 1, 1910. serial Nb. 564,515.

-Likewise of importance is a spring actuated lock controlling the action bar lock, which includes 4the action bar extending rearwardly from the grip or handle on the magazine. Suchlocking means is actuated by recoil to free' the action Vbar lock'and permit themovementofthe action bar for J. SAVAGE, a residing at State useful of which the Be it known that I, ARTHUR citizen ot' the lUnited States, Utica, inthe county ofOnelda, and

Improvements' in Firearms, follmving lis a specification` .This invention relates to improvements in magazine guns; and it has for its object to provide a magazine gun which will be superior in point.- of relative simplicity and inexpensiveness of construction, facility in assemblage and disconnection of parts, posifacility of contro and'adjustment, and which will be generally superiorin point of efficiency. f. The invention has for its particular object the provision of a magazine gun, the principal members and featiires of which, including the barrel and its stock, the breech magazine, the cartridge carrier, thetiring pin, and the associated elements which operate and act-nate the same, may be speedily and conveniently assembled or taken down; and the detail structure `and .organization of which elements and members is characterized by fewness of parts,- with respect to standard practice, without the lsacrifice of positiveness of action and-complete-l ness of performance of the functions required of mechanism of the character under consideration. t

The invention"coinprehends the provision ol a number of specific features in the improvement of the art, certain of which Will be referred to. The transfer of. successive cartridges from the magazine tube to the barrel chamber, the ejection of the exploded cartridge, and the setting of the duction of the fresh cartridge by` means of the carrier. The sear coc-king head connected with the firing pin, operates in the" usual manner, after the cocking head has been moved to retract the firing pin, -through the agency of the cocking lever; the sear being swung pivotally by the trigger, which latter is prevented from movement controlled by a thumb piece at the forward end offthe stock. The oocking lever above referred tov is actuated in the retraction of the grip or handle, and the rearward movement of the action bar, by engagement with a suitably formed portion of the trigger As the forward movement of the grip, a reversal of operations causes -the elevation of the 'carrier to pass the cartridge vertically to the barrel chamber, and the cartridge stop is again projected into normally operative position to hold the next cartridge within themagazine.

I further provide novelparts and adjuncts associated with the barreland the magazine, and relating to the connection ofthe same with, and the disconnection 'of the same from the receiver and the stock portion.' The magazine and the barrel are connected `by a magazine band which encircles the magazine and has a bifurcated portion embracingthe barrelfand fixed thereto. The magazine plays freely through this magazine "band, within limitation determined bv a stop (zo-acting with the magazine The magazineis provided at its- 'rearward end with mutilated or interrupted threads the control of a handle under consideration.

According to the linvention, I provide modifications and improvements of existing construction relating to the features last referred to, and which include,vin particular, a caliridge carrier mechanism which comcarrier proper and a carrier dog, the same being associated with-an extractor, 4 which latter, together with the carrier dog, is controlled by a spring common to both.

which coeacts with theuntil. released by a sliding trigger lock guard, obviating the necessity of providing l retracted, f

ered beneath the advancing cartridge. Upon band.v

the ejection of the cartridge and the introengaging with similar threads in the receiver, which'la'tter is joined Withthe stock portion; said mutilated threads, and both series of thetsame', being adapted .for connection and dlsconnectlon upon a quarter turn of the magazine; andthe quarter turn resultant f upon connection of said threads,

after the'interlockingof, .the magazine w 'n h the receiver, is limited by another stop which is received by a suitable recess in the maga .zinebanct The inner end of the barrel is proi-"ided with a"set 'of-mutilated threads likewise formed for', engagement withd a similarv set .of mutilated. threads formed in teriorly lot' the upper portion of the rc ceiver; said series of threads both being formed for connection ordisc'onnectlon of the barrel with the receiver by a 'quarter turn in each instance; and the' inner end of the barrel and of themagazi'ne are embraced by a yoke .fast 'to the barrel and within 4which `the inner end is rota m'ounted.- l

In oL eier.. disconnect the barrel and the magazine 'from the receiver, whichf is un-l derstood tohave an upper portion-.and a `lower portion as above stated, the magazine is released from the "magazine, band, `by

urging the magazineforwardly and longitudinally, after freeing the stop above referredto; whereupon the magazine may be axially rotated and moved forwardly 1ongi tudinally, upon disconnection ofthe .magazine threads fromthose upon the receiver with ywhich they engage, until. suclifforward movement .of the ,magazine is limited by the other stop abovereferred to. Thereupon, the barrel. maybe rotated, to disengage the interrupted threads thereon from.

the similar threads -with .which the same coact, and the magazine and barrel are thus freed for disconnection from'the receiver and stock portion.- But the action barl must be released from the 'mechanism vin the breech bolt.A The action baris4 normally prevented t# -m withdrawal forwardly -t'rom the breech bolt by a stop en -acting with another 4stop o n the action bar. The. former stop is tixed to the magazine; and upon the axial rotation thereo]c above dest'zribed, such .stop is moved out of registration with the. stop upon the action bar, traversing a segmental slotf'in the yoke above l'ei'rred to which is'tixed to the barrel.

ln order to take up any loose motion or play-resultant upon partial disruption of the eo'acting threads upon the barrel and receiver and the magazine and receive' re.-

sj'ieetivcly, I may provide adjustments for j the two sets of threads upon the' receiver,

said threads being ent in adjustable rings-l with which co-act adjustable locking means, so that; thethreaded rings maybe partially .turned to present new wearingsurt'aces ot' the threads.

o f the magazine The invention therefore consists in the novel provision, combination, association .andrelative arrangements of parts,'mem bers- -and features, all as hereinafter described, shown in the drawings' and finally pointed out. in claims.

In the drawings:- Figure l is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of the loading and tiring mechanism of a magazine gun constructed and organized accordother adj unctive features being omitted' for' elearness ot illustration, and the breech being closet; Fig. 2 is a similar view ot the breech mechanism, the breech being open, and parts being omitted tor clear-ness of illustration; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the breech bolt'in detached position; Fig. 4 is -a rear end viewof the breech bolt and of the action bariu engagement with the same;

breech bolt, partly in section and partly broken away for fullness of illustration,

lever and adjnnctive features 4to the action /bar lock; Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view ofthe vbreech bolt showing'the cooking lever ini'engagement with the trigger guard.

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the bree h boltupon the line: A-LA, Fig. 9; Fig. 9 .is a side elevation of-the breech bolt and a fragn'icntary portion ot the cart-ridge c arrier,` showing the carrier dog'in engagement with the rear end ot' the carrier, the showing in this figure being reversed end for 'end with relation to that in Figs. 3, and t; Fig. l0 is a side elevation, partly broken away for fullness ot' illus tration, ot' a portion of the barrel and magalccking engagement of the action barwith the magazine tube, in the. assembled 4relationof the barrel and magazine with the recehfer; Fig. 1l is a fragmentary side ele vation, partly broken awayi'or fullness of illustration, ot the forward end ot' the 'ln-.egazne tube and means tor locking the magazine tube against. rotation; Fig. l2 is g a. transverse sectional view. taken upon the line (Im-C, Fig. it); Fig. lll is a sectional l view, taken upon the lille B v-l, Fig. 10;

Fig. 14 is a fragmentary top plan view ot a' ing to the invention, the stock portion andzine and :uljunctive features illustrating the A Figs. 5 and 6 are side elevations of the.

andiillustrating the relation of the. rocking to retract the cooking head and firing 'pinp in all the figures are Referring with particularity to the drawings, the magazine fire arm therein j shown is of that class wherein the breech is openedand closed by a grip or handle slid- Iing on the magazine, and disposed beneath the barrel. The handle, having operative connections' with the breech bolt operating by which the breech bolt operating mechainto registration with the barrel.

nism may be released manually without tiring the gun. The magazine supplies cartridges rearwardly to the carrier inthe receiver, which carrier lifts the cartridges 'l' e breech bolt acts in the usual manner to impel a cartridge forwardly from the carrier into the barrel; and, by its adjuncts, to withdraw the empty shell from vthe barrel and-eject the same through the side of thereceiver.

.1 designates the receiver, which is closed at the top and at the rear and is open at the bot-tom. x The bottom opening of the receiver is in part closed by the trigger guard and in part by the carrier which is disposed forwardly of the trigger guard.

2 designates the barrel which is connected with the receiver by interrupted or mutilated screw threads 2a which engage with vcorresponding Athreads formed within a bushing sleeve 4t s crewed into the receiver. The rear end portion of the magazine tube 5 is provided with interrupted or mutilated threads 6 which co-engage with corresponding threads formed within the forward end of the lower portion ofthe receiver, such t-hreads being.y designated at 4; in Figs. 15 and 16.

l 'l vA yoke 3 embraces and is fixed to the inner end of the barrel 2, forward of the screw threadsv 2a, and also loosely embraces the rearward end of the magazine tube Slidably surrounding lthe magazine tube 5 is the grip or handle 7, comprising an outer wood part and an inner metallic tube 8` which is formed integral with the'action har 9; these parts being unitary in construction.' Mounted upon the rearend of the magazine tube 5 is the segmental lug 10 which operates within .a segmental slot 10a in the yoke 3. Said lug'lO, vwhen the magazine is 'in its normal position relative to rotation within the yoke 3 limits the forward `movement of the action bar 'by .engagement with the stud 11 thereupon. l Y.The barrel 2, at the forward end of the magazine tube 5, is partially encircled-by the .bifurcated end portion ofthe magazine band 12 which loosely embraces the forward i end o-f the magazine tube 5 and serves to tion. Disposed upon the outer surface of the magazine tube'is a magazine stop 15 which limits the forward longitudinal movement of the magazine tube by engagement .with the magazine band 12.

The magazine spring 16 acts against the magazine band 12, which allows the magazine tube to be rotated, so as to disengage the interrupted threads 6 from the threads L1a in the lower portion of the receiver. The magazine tube maythen be longitudinally -moved .forwardly until the stop 15 engages with the magazine band 12. The slidable handle or grip 7 and action bar9 may now be moved forwardly until the action bar clears the receiver, Thereupon, the barrel 2 may-be given a quarter turn to disengage the mutilated threads 2u from the threads 2b in the upper portion of the receiver. In rermounting the barrel portion and connected magazine in connection, with the receiver and its mechanism, the reverse of the steps followed as aforesaid is performed.

The breech bolt 17 when atY its forward limit of movement, as shown in F ig. 1, engages a recoil shoulder 18 formed in the upper partof 'the receiver, the rear end portion of the breech vbolt engaging with such shoulder 18. The breech bolt is longitudinally recessed to receive the firing pin 19 which is introduced therein'from the rearward end, and is provided with a nose 20 adapted to indent the primer ofthe cartridge and to explodethe latter when the trigger 21 is actuated to permit such action. The cocking head 22, which is directly connected with the rear end of the firing pin is provided with a notch or recess 28 arranged to be engaged by the scar 241 which `is pivotally mounted, as upon a pin 25 carried by the breech bolt. The tiring pin 19 is surrounded by a coil spring 26, acting at its forward end upon a shoulder rearward of the nose 20, its rearward extremity bearing against a shoulder of the breech bolt, such shoulder being provided by the insertion of a bushing 27 within the breech bolt, and within the hopening within which operates the tiring pin. l

1n the rear of the breech bolt, and about at the center thereof, is formed a recess in which is pivoted a cocking lever 28, the same being mountedl upon a pin 28a. The

lupper portion of this cocking lever projects within a suitablerecess in the cooking head 22. The lower part of the cocking Aleveris `adapted to be broughtagainst the forward part of the trigger guard 29, to cock the liringpin when the breech bolt is unbreeched or moved rearwardly, as shown in detail in Fig. 7. Mounted within a suitable recess in the cooking lever is a spring actuated operating plunger 30, shown in detail in Figs. 4 and 5 and 6. When the firing pin is in the retracted or cocked position, as shown in Fig. 6, and the breech bolt is locked, the action bar 9 is locked against rearward movement by the horizontal swinging action bar lock 31 fulcrumed in the breech bolt upon a pin 32, as indicated in Fig. 3. The

breech bolt is recessed to receive the action bar lock 31, which plays transversely of the breech block. The action bar lock is held in its normal or locking position, with relation to the action bar 9, by the spring actuated plunger suitably mounted in the recess in the cooking lever, and playing transversely vgut-udinally.

thereof, as indicated in Figs. 5 and 6. The action lbar lock 31 may be thrown from normal. position by manipulation of the button 33 which plays through an opening in the sidewall ofthe receiver, and the inner eX- tremity of which is arranged to engage the rear arm of the action bar lock 31 when the breech bolt is in its forward and locked position.

When the trigger is pulled and the cocking lever is returned to the position shown' in Fig. 5, the spring vactuated plunger 30 reverses tension on the.action bar 31, thereby tending to release the lock from its engagement with the stud 34,',mounted on the action bar. As t-he cartridge is exploded, the gun, with the exception of the grip or handle 7, recoils, such grip or handle being held by the hand of the operator in a position somewhat stationary relative to. the other parts. This recoil action throws the action bar lock and its connection rearwardly, while the action bar stud 34,`

through'the` handle, is held against rearward movement, thus disengaging the action bar lock 31 from the stud 34, permitting the action bar to be moved rearwardly. The forward end of the action bar lock 31 is moved inwardly through the action of the spring actuated plunger bearing upon the action bar lock 31 rearwardly of the vertical pivot 32, thus leavingi-the parts of the mechanism in position to be operated for ejection of the shell and introduction of a fresh cartridge to the Vbarrel through the receiver. i The breech bolt is provided at its rear left-l4 hand side with a groove 35, which is adapted to receive the stud 34u on the action bar to operate the breech bloc vertically and lon- Arranged upon the left-'hand side of the scar 24 is a projection 36 which is adapted to engage the stud 34 during the final upward ,breechin movement of the breech bolt, to'prevent le disengagement of the sear 24'from the notch 23, providing the trigger be held while the parts are being actuated, thus preventing premature discharge of the cartridge when introduced to the barrel.

The breech bolt is provided 'at its forward end with a stud 37, disposed at one side, and adapted to .support the breech bolt, such stud being guided by a groove 38 in the wall of the receiver at the corresponding side of the breech bolt. This stud operates the cartridge stop 39. Mounted at the forward ,l

right-hand side of the breech bolt, and adapted to engage the rim of the shell, is

'the extractor 40 which is pivoted on the pin 401. lBoth the'extractor 40 and the carrier dog 41 which controls the cartridge carrier 48, are actuated by a common spring 42, bearing upon the rearward end of the extractor and the forward end of the carrier dog. The spring actuated cartridge stop 39 is mounted in a recess in the side wall of the receiver, so as to play laterally, and releases the cartridge for its withdrawal from the magazine, through the action of the stud 37 upon the forward end and at one side of the breech bolt.

The trigger lock 43 is mounted for longitudinal movement in the trigger guard 29, and locks over the rear end of the trigger 21, being operated by the thumb piece 444 arranged at the top of they forward end of the stock, and held temporarily in either retracted or forwardly projected position by a 4spring 44a. -The trigger 21 is intermediately pivoted upon a pin 45, and has an angularly and forwardly and rearwardly directed finger 46 adapted and arranged to engage with a projection 47 extending forwardly from the sear 24. Pressure upon the trigger depresses the finger 46 andthe projection 47, pivotally swinging the sear upon its pin 25 and freeing thesame from the shoulder 23 to release the tiring pin for mined point, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, actingv as a cartr1dge stop after the cart-ridge stop 39 has been withdrawn in the forward movement of thebreech bolt. The carrier 48 is held in this position by a spring 50 the rear end of which is secured to the trigger guard 29. The magazine is filled by pressing the lcartridgesunder the carrier and past the cartridge stop 39. To'introduce the cartridges to the barrel chamber, thecarrier 48 is elenio vated by the spring actuated dog 4i, which is pivoted in the breech bolt. This final elevation of the carrier occurs substantially at the time of the commencement of the forward movement of the breech bolt. The carrier dog 4l is acted upon by the rear end of the extractor spring 42, as shown in Fig. 8, and is forced against the side of the rear end of the carrier during the nnal phase of the rearward movement of the breech bolt; the carrier dog 41 being thus permitted to snap over the rear end of the carrier at the termination of the rear movement of the breech bolt. Upon the subsequent forward movement of the breech bolt the carrier dog causes the elevation of the forward end of the carrier, which movement results in ythe elevation of the cartridge into the barrel chamber. The carrier 48 is thrown down at its forward end, to permit a cartridge to enter the receiver from the magazine tube 5, by the action of cams 52 and 53, the former of which is formed upon the lower portion of the breech bolt and the latter of which is formed upon theupper forward portion of the carrier. As the breech bolt moves forwardly these cams cause the depression of the carrier, the reverse movement of the breech bolt causing al similar depression, to enable the passage of the cartridge above the same.

In the forward face of the receiver, at the upper portion of the same, and lin a f 'suitable recess, as shown in Figs. l5 and 16,

is mounted a slidablelock plate 54 for the bushing sleeve carrying the mutilated 'threads 2b which co-engage with the mutilated threads 2a upon the rearward end of the barrel'. The locking .plate 54 and the bushing sleeve 4 are provided with coengaging serrations 54h; and the locking plate 54 is held in position of adjustment by a bindingv screw 54a. The locking means i.- last described provide for holding the busliing sleeve 4 in position of adjustment after rearrangementof lengaging surfaces of the threads 2 and 4those within the' bushing and with which they engage. The customary cartridge follower 51 is provided within the rearward end of the magazine 5, and the same receives the rearward end of the magazine spring 16. y

I The operation, method of use and advantages of tlie improved firearm constituting `the invention will be readily understood from lthe foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the following statement The operator grasps the handleby one hand and the gun stock by the other hand in aiming and firing, ilic magazine being filled, as explained, by .passing the cartridges into the receiver from beneath and thence urging the same forwardly into the magazine against the spring 1G. A backward pull upon the grip or handle 7 causes the mechanism to unlock tinuing its rearward movement, throws the I carrier down kat its front end, through the action of the cams 52 and 53. The', cartridge continues to move rearwardly under the breech bolt, and the spring actuated cartridge stop 39 returns to its normal position preventing the next succeeding cartridge within the magazine from escaping therefrom. The succeeding 'forward movenient of the grip or handle closes the breech bolt, elevates the carrier, and introduces the cartridge within the barrel chamber, the final forward movement of the breech bolt depressing the carrier to its normal lower position in which it may act as a cartridge stop, such forward movement of the breech bolt again retracting the cartridgev stop 39 and freeing the entering cartridge' tion of the scar, in the manner heretofore described, thus firing the cartridge; and the resultant recoil allows the action bar lock to be thrown out of engagement with the stud 34 of thel action bar, and permits the breech bolt to extract or eject the fired shell upon the successive rearward movement thereof. f

The method of disconnection of the barrel and magazine and their adjuncts and mechanism, from the receiver and its mechanism and adjuncts and the stock, has been fully set forth at a preceding point.

I do not desire to beA understood as limiting myself to the specific provision, combination, construction, formation, and vrelative arrangement of parts, members and features herein described and shown, but

`magazine. tube having a segmental stop formed onits outer surface; of a barrel yoke embracing the magazine tube and having a segmental slot to accommodate said stop, and an act-ion bar formed to engage with said stop to limit the forward movement of the action bar.

2. In a firearm, a magazine tube having a segmental stop disposed at its outer surface, and a barrel yoke embracing the magazine tube and having a segmental slot formed to receive the stop and accommodateithe stop in rotation of the magazine tube.

3. In a firearm, the combination, with a barrel, of a rotatable magazine tube, a magazine band extendin `from the barrel and embracing the magazine tube, a spring actuated longitudinally operating magazine lock co-acting with the magazine band, and a magazine plug movable longitudinally of and within the magazine 'tube and connected with the magazine lock.

4. In a rearm, the combination, with a barrel, and a magazine tube rotatably mounted; there being a magazine band extending from the barrel and embracing thev magazine tube; of longitudinally operating tract t locking means for the magazine tube co-acting with the magazine band, and a finger piece disposed at the forward end of the magazine tube and operatively connected with the looking means.

5. In a firearm, the combination, with a barrel, and a rotatable magazine tube; there being a magazine band extending from the barrel and embracing the magazine tube; of

locking means operating longitudinally of 4 the magazine tube for the magazine tube and co-acting with the magazine band; and a finger piece disposed at the forward end of the magazine tube operatively connected with the looking means. I'

6. In a firearm, a rotatably mounted magazine tube containing a magazine spring, a magazine band embracing the magazine tube, and longitudinally operating locking means for the magazine tube actuated by the magazine spring and co-aoting with the magazine band.

7'. In a firearm, a magazine tube provided with a magazine spring, a magazine band embracing the magazine tube, longitudinally operating looking means for the .magazine tube co-acting with the magazine band, and

a finger piece at the forward end of theA magazine tube and actuated by the maga-` zinc spring to actuate the locking means.

8. In a firearm, al receiver, a breech bolt within the receiver, a cooking lever mounted within the breech bolt, a firing pin operatively conneoted 'with the cooking lever, a scar mounted within the breech bolt and cou acting with the firing pin, a trigger guard, and means whereby the breech bolt is lowered and retracted to cause oo-aotion of the cooking lever with the trigger guard to ree firing pin. 9.,In a firearm, a breech'bolt, a cooking lever mounted wit-hin the breech bolt, a firing pin operatively connected with the cocking lever, a trigger guard, and means whereby the rearward end of the breech bolt is y 4lowered and retracted to cause co-action of' the cooking lever with the trigger guardto retract the firing pin.

10. In a firearm, a receiver having a recoil shoulder in its upper portion, a breech bolt l within the receiver and engaging such recoil shoulder, a firing pinmounted within the breech bolt, a scar co-actin with the frin pin, an action bar arrange to move longi-v4 tudinally of the gun barrel, an operating stud on the rearward portion of the action bar and adapted to` actuato the breech'block into engagement with the recoil shoulder, and means whereby the soar is locked in engagement with the firing pin by the Said stud during the movement of the breechf travel substantially in parallelism' wit 4 and below the gun barrel, fa cooking lever intermediate-ly mounted in the breech bolt and operatively connected at one end'with the firing pin, a trigger guard with which the other end of the cooking lever voo-acts to retract the firing pin during movement of the breech bolt, and a sear co-acting withthe firing pin;

12. In a firearm, a trigger guard, a trigger pivotally mounted within the trigger guard, a trigger lock arranged to co-act with y in the breech bolt, an action bar arran ed to the rear end of the trigger, a vertically and longitudinally movable breech bolt, a s'ear mounted in the breech bolt and arrangedl to engage with the trigger as the breech bolt is moved vertically to its' locked position, and

a thumb piece arranged to actuate the trigf ger look to hold the trigger against actua tion of the sear.

13. In a firearm, ancxtractor, acarltridg'e.l

carrier,-a dog for the cartridge carrier, and

a spring acting jointly upon the extractor `v and the carrier dog.

14. In a firearm, a receiver, a breech bolt within the receiver, a firing pin, a cooking lever operatively connected withthe firing pin and mounted in the breech bolt, a trigger guard with which the cooking lever coacts to retract the firing pin, an action bar provided with a stud, an action bar lock pivotally mounted in the breech bolt and arranged'to engage with the action bar stud to lock the action bar against rearward movement, and means carried by the oockin 1ever to lock and unlock the action bar loc 15. In a firearm, a firin pin, a cooking lever operatively connecte with the firin pin, an action bar lock, and means carrie y the cooking lever to yieldingly actuate the action bar lock, 1

16. In a firearm, .a longitudinally moving action bar, a pivoted action bar lock, and a cooking lever provided with means to yieldingly actuate the act-ion bar lock With resultant locked or yunlocked condition ofthe action bar.

17. In a rearm, a longitudinally movable breech bolt,V a firing pin mounted inthe breech bolt, a cooking lever intermediately mounted in the breech bolt and operatively connected at one end With the firing pin, a vertically pivoted action b ar lock across the pivotal point of Which-the other end of the cooking lever travels, and means carried by the cooking lever to lock or unlock the action 15 bar lock in the travel of the cooking lever.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence otv two subscribing Witnesses.

\ ARTHUR J. SAVAGE. i

C. P. WARDEN. 

